The holiday season can be stressful, doubly so when you are a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. It’s important, however, to not let the stresses of Alzheimer care interfere with your holiday joy. While maintaining family traditions as they have always been for as long as possible can help bring the holidays Read More
Self-Care for Caregivers: 3 Important Reasons to Get Those 8 Hours of Sleep
We’ve all heard it before—if you’re not getting eight hours of sleep, then you’re not getting enough. Unfortunately, sometimes our bodies don’t cooperate. According to the National Center for Sleep Disorders, as much as 15 percent of Americans suffer from insomnia. As a caregiver to an elderly loved one, you’ve probably experienced insomnia a few Read More
Hurricane Irma Aftermath: 8 Dead at Hollywood Nursing Home
The devastating story that unfolded over a 12-hour period on Wednesday at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills is a tragedy that has impacted eight families. According to the Sun-Sentinel, in the days following Hurricane Irma, eight elderly patients died after nursing home administrators failed to properly notify authorities of a potential crisis—rising temperatures occurring over Read More
5 Time Management Tips for Caregivers to Reduce Stress
When you’re a caregiver, every second counts. There are appointments to keep, meals to cook, medications to administer—all critical to the health of our loved one. But when there is so much to do and so little time to do it all, when we count and divide our seconds of the day as if they Read More
Caring for an Aging Parent: An Emotional Journey
It’s something that happens to all of us—we grow old. At times, it can be difficult to watch, especially when it’s your mother who is having difficulty getting around or your father who can’t take care of himself. As they stop being able to care for themselves, it’s only natural to want to keep them Read More